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We all know about the hatred the GQP has for providing healthcare for its citizens. They’ve tried to stop the ACA, they don’t exapand Medicaid, they don’t fund public health, anything and everything. Now, we find that there is a near perfect correlation between #COVID19 vaccination rates and voting in the 2020 presidential election. Guess what that means? It means we’re so fucked.
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There is a substantial minority of Americans who believe the Big Lie and that Trump is going to be reinstated by some bloddy miracle. What is likely to happen? How likely is it that we’ll see another organized insurrection? A disorganized one? Random sporadic lone-wolf violence? The GQP stealing our elections at the state level? Here are some predictions based on application of narcissistic personality disorder.
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The attack on Congress by the seditious mob wound up by Trump was shocking even by Trump’s standards. But, it is the logical extension of a movement based on racism and white supremacy. In essence we are still fighting the Civil War.
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I KNOW, it’s a longish read, but Election 2020 was REALLY disappointing! It occupied a big place in the Airing of Grievances during Festivus.Here are the cognitive tendencies that explain why our expectation of a blue tsunami were met by a blue puddle.
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The process we use to elect a president seems simple when everything goes “right” and goes unchallenged. However, when you take the deep dive into the process it because quite Byzantine and has plenty of places where it can be challenged, corrupted, and complex. But, Safe Harbor Day is the day we drive the stake through the heart of Trump’s attempt to steal the Election 2020 from #BidenHarris!
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TL;DR, I KNOW, right? Who has seven minutes to give for their democracy? That’s asking for a huge sacrifice! There are two big possibilities left. The second one is a killer, likely to work, and probably will be tried!
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What is wrong with white voters? A LOT! How could anyone in their right minds vote for four more years of Trump? Well, 57% of white voters did. There is a lot wrong there when you see 270,000+ needless deaths and want four more years of that shit.
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Narcissism makes people who have it predictable. using the narcissist’s playbook, these are predictions of Trump’s post-election behavior.
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Take a minute to get yourself organized to save our democracy! Taking control of the senate is our best chance of saving our democracy. Sending postcards to voters in Georgia is the most effective way you can influence the vote there!
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Do you think that the crazy wild accusations of voter fraud and worldwide conspiracy to steal Trump’s landslide victory will eventually hurt Republican candidates? Think again. It plays into their plans to create single-party pseudo-democratic minority rule.
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My original Defund the Police post generated a fair amount of discussion in the comments. I found myself repeating information about the affect heuristic a lot, so I thought I’d make it into a blog post. The affect heuristic proves that Defund the Police was a dumb slogan that was bound to drive white suburban women to vote Republican.
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The circular firing squad is back on as progressive and moderate Dems argue over who snatched a squeaker from the jaws of a landslide in 2020. Of course, we can’t just celebrate having won one, right? Much of the debate turns on the role of “Defund the Police.” Unfortunately, the cognitive psychology of it points the finger squarely at it.
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There is much talk about bridging our political divide with lots of talk about reaching for white voters being regurgitated. The real problem is the social support that the lies of Trump and the GOP have. To break that social support, we have to consider banning knowingly telling lies for political gain. Those lies are destroying the country.
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The debate among the punditry is over the way Trump will leave office. Will it be with a bang, a whimper, or not at all? He’s a narcissist, so we know the answer to this.
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Let’s take a moment to appreciate how deeply embedded the democratic impulse is in the fabric of American culture. It is part of our deep culture. We did not succumb to calls for violence.
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One of the most complete and thorough explanations of why 70 million real live Americans or, maybe bots, voted for Trump. There’s always more to the story, but it is the most I could do in five minutes of reading time.
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With the election seemingly returning us to mixed government with razor-thin majorities in battle ground states, you gotta wonder, how the fuck did we get here and how the fuck do we break this impasse? Here’s part 1 of my explainer.
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Where did it all go wrong? It went wrong with wild speculation and an inherent misunderstanding of polling predictions. Put it all together and you get the good, bad, and stupid of Election 2020.
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You’ve got a minute to give to saving our democracy and finding out about an effective and easy way to help our election be free, fair, and transparent.
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Trump has set a frenetic pace in holding rallies around the country. He firmly believes that he is his own best messenger, but will it work as a strategy? There is some evidence that it could boost his turnout by as much as 6%.
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